Poet

Conrad Aiken

A Pulitzer, and a childhood that began with his father killing his mother.

Born
1889-08-05, Savannah, USAA Monday
Died
1973-08-17, Savannah, USAA Friday, aged 84
At birth
Sun in Leo, Moon in Scorpio
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1889-08-05, Savannah, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_Yorkthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto

The chart

The Ascendant is on the left, and the zodiac runs anticlockwise from it. Tap a planet to read what it is doing.

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Where several planets sit within a few degrees their glyphs are spread apart to stay readable. The coloured tick on the ring marks each one's true degree, and every aspect line is drawn from the true position.

Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLeo13°23′Direct
MoonScorpio28°20′Direct
MercuryLeo11°02′Direct
VenusGemini29°38′Direct
MarsCancer29°03′Direct
JupiterSagittarius29°01′Retrograde
SaturnLeo22°26′Direct
UranusLibra18°35′Direct
NeptuneGemini4°17′Direct
PlutoGemini6°45′Direct

This is Conrad Aiken's chart for 1889-08-05, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1973-08-17, Savannah, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_Yorkthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto

The chart

The Ascendant is on the left, and the zodiac runs anticlockwise from it. Tap a planet to read what it is doing.

Birth chart wheel♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎123456789101112♂♄☿☉♀♇♅♆♃℞☽ASC

Where several planets sit within a few degrees their glyphs are spread apart to stay readable. The coloured tick on the ring marks each one's true degree, and every aspect line is drawn from the true position.

Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLeo24°35′Direct
MoonAries6°59′Direct
MercuryLeo9°05′Direct
VenusVirgo28°20′Direct
MarsTaurus2°05′Direct
JupiterAquarius4°56′Retrograde
SaturnCancer1°37′Direct
UranusLibra20°04′Direct
NeptuneSagittarius4°40′Direct
PlutoLibra2°48′Direct

This is Conrad Aiken's chart for 1973-08-17, the day they died, cast the same way a birth chart is cast. Cast one for any recorded date. It predicts nothing: the date is one you already have.

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Conrad Aiken was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

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Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Recorded times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.